GULF SHORES, Ala. --- University of St. Francis senior Raven Kelly (Romeoville, Ill./ Romeoville) made history on Thursday at the 2017 NAIA Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships when she became the first-ever Saint to claim an individual national championship in an outdoor sport with her performance in the hammer event.

Kelly registered a throw of 61.33 meters (201 feet, 2.75 inches) to claim the national title and just missed breaking the NAIA record of 61.64 meters. She becomes just the second student-athlete in USF history to win a national title as an individual matching teammate Jenna Moody (Joliet, Ill./ Plainfield Central), who did the same on the indoor side in the 400 meter dash this past March.